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Motorola today announced a new Android powered device called FlipOut and has a rather interesting design which I personally really like.  As you can see in the picture, the FlipOut has a square design with a rotating screen to reveal a keyboard. ...

3UK have announced they will be ranging the HTC Wildfire on their network very soon.  The following statement was taken from the Media Centre from the official website: Sylvia Chind Head of Branded Devices said "It’s great to be a...

This is the HTC Wildfire. It's the new name for the HTC Buzz and we got a sneak peak at it last week. Available in Q3 this looks like a smaller version of the HTC Desire. It's not quite as powerful though, and is perhaps a more entry-level …

Now, you've probably heard. Adobe Flash and Apple have had a big falling out. Flash on Android is working well though, and now it's working silky smooth on this Nexus One complete with Android 2.2 (Froyo). This YouTube video shows Ryan Stewart browsin...

I had a Rubiks Cube when I was a kid (y'know, in the late '90's) and quickly became a master at peeling the coloured stickers off. Apparently though this isn't the way to do it, and now someone has built a robot out of lego to speed the …

The beta version of Skyfire 2.0 is now available for Android users. Get it for free from the Android Market and test it out yourself. It features full Flash video integration, a related content icon for exploring video and images from other sites base...

Micrsoft has just announced that it's entered into an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with HTC. This will let HTC use Microsoft's patented technology in Android mobile phones. No financial details have been disclosed but the agreement s...

Recently I had to use the train quite a bit. The experience wasn't as bad as I'd remembered from my teenage years. The trains were on-time, quiet and clean. I spent the daily commute into Birmingham listening to music on my phone but, after playing ne...

Last month the BBC announced that official iPlayer and news / sports apps would be available for Android. This will now be postponed with the BBC Trust deciding to take a look at the business case. The Trust has been urged to block plans to launch a n...

HTC have just announced a new Android powered device which will be available this summer exclusively on Sprint in the USA. Powered by a 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and using Android 2.1 the HTC EVO 4G has an 8 megapixel camera with HD-capable (720p) ...

Ok, so you're on a site called "coolsmartphone.com". It's possible that you're a friend of mine that I've linked to this trying to show off, and it's also possible that you're just very, very lost and you're looking for directions back to Google, but ...

HTC have just put out a press release in response to the Apple lawsuit. The response puts a heavy emphasis on the history of HTC and the many awards that HTC have received. HTC completely disagree with the Apple claims and they intend to fully defend ...

For the first time I'm not starting this with an author's note! Oh, wait. Damnit.   So, we've finally got some concrete details about the future of Microsoft operating systems on mobile devices. I'm impressed with some of what Microsoft have done...

My appologies for missing two weeks; South Africa was very intense and left me in no fit state to write this as soon as I got back. I feel it has been improved by the extra time I had, though   As a current denizen of the Scottish …

The Apple lawsuit against HTC appears to be aimed at Android via HTC. However, there are a number of Windows Mobile handsets included in this too. Apple claims to hold the patent on touch screens, power management, a particular unlocking system and a ...

HTC are doing well. They're doing very well. They arrived in Barcelona, announced three new devices, then took home a huge award. Apple now seem to be flexing their muscles, with an intention to sue HTC for HTC, infringing a massive 20 patents. These ...

Whilst Orange is picking up the HTC Desire, Vodafone look to be picking up the picking up the Nexus One. Both phones are very similar, although HTC were keen to stress that they're both made on completely seperate production lines during Mobile World ...

We've got a few blurry shots on the Twittersphere of Erik Huggers this afternoon promising that an official BBC iPlayer Android app will be available soon. There's no news on Windows Mobile unfortunately, but Blackberry will get an app too. Click the ...

The Windows Phone 7 Series announcement took place this afternoon and now, following a mention by Steve Ballmer, HTC have confirmed their involvement. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, stated.. “Windows Phone 7 Series is a significant milestone for Microsoft...

A new material could allow phones to have more pressure-sensitive screens. It would allow tricks like faster scrolling depending on how much pressure is applied on the screen. The technology originally comes from Peratech in Yorkshire, who make the "Q...

Sony Ericsson have just announced the "Aspen" which looks to be the "Faith" we saw earlier. It's the first phone to use the new finger-friendly Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and packs a QWERTY, 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), stereo speakers, FM...

There's perhaps only one word to describe the constant rumours swirling around Windows Mobile 7 and the Zune Phone - "Juicy". Following our earlier "Windows Mobile Fight Back" story, there's now even more evidence for a supposed "Zune Phone" or the po...

The Android-powered LG GW620 may be targetting the teen-texters but hey, we like the look of it. Following our earlier story LG have sent us the full press release below. It confirms the 5-line QWERTY keyboard, 3" touch screen, 1500bAg battery and a ...

Google launched their Nexus One handset just last week and it received widespread news coverage. However, since the launch something else has been in the press - complaints and confusion. Although HTC make the handset, the support is to be handled by ...

This is the new LG eXpo. Packing a sliding QWERTY this Windows Mobile 6.5 device also has an attachable mobile projector for displaying your PowerPoint slides onto walls 8 feet away. It kinda makes the handset look a little chunky and sits over the ba...

We've been lucky enough to interview HTC head-honcho Peter Chou in the past. He's really in tune with what customers are after and is always keep to show what his phones can do. Today, in an interview with alibaba.com he spoke about this, the all new ...

Orange have just announced an exclusive - the Android-powered Motorola DEXT will be on sale today only on their network. The first of the handsets will only be available from the new Milton Keynes store, situated in thecentre:mk. It's a new venture fo...

The HTC Touch Pro2 is now available on Verizon Wireless. The Touch Pro2 features the enhanced TouchFLO 3D system and all the great stuff we saw on the Diamond2 but with the addition of a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Other specs include a tilting 3.6" WVGA...

The American network Sprint has today announced the launch of the HTC Hero. It does indeed lack that "chin" we've come to love / hate here in Europe and you'll be able to buy it on October 11th through their website, shops and Best Buy for $179.99 aft...

T-Mobile have announced the launch of their third Android handset in the form of this, the T-Mobile Pulse. It's a device we saw rendered just a week ago and has a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus cam, WiFi, GPS and a big 3.5" HVGA touchscreen whilst still mai...

The guys at PocketNow have just put a video online showing the new Samsung Omnia 2 (i8000) and an interesting revelation - it's got a digital compass. If you watch this vid you can see it in action at around 3.25. This, as far as we know, will …

We've been keeping an eye on the LG Watch Phone for a while now. It's available from selected Orange stores next Thursday but lucky Stephen Fry has already managed to get one (I do envy his life at times). If you've got £500 washing around in your ba...

Yes, you read that right. Tomorrow, in New York City, Microsoft will apparently confirm an alliance with Nokia. CNET reports that it will be part of a plan to roll out the Office suite on Nokia handsets. This comes following agreements to use Microsof...

CoPilot Live v8 is now available on the iPhone, Android and also on Windows Mobile. It's a fully featured satellite navigation system in both portrait and landscape settings. Windows Mobile users can buy it and download directly for £25.99 for full ...

As a Windows Mobile user for several years I've always been interested in installing cool apps. Now, on the Android-powered HTC Hero, I've been diving into the Android Market app-store for great tools and utilities. The Hero, which has just been relea...

The FCC is always a great place to find out about upcoming phones and today the LG GW600 has popped up in a lovely shade of red. We've always loved the look of WinMo-powered LG's, especially the KS20, but there's never really been much sight of them h...

We spotted the Toshiba TG01 on the Orange site a few days back but it vanished shortly after. Today it's official, with a big press release from Orange arriving in our inbox. The full specs include the CorePlayer for fast and pain-free movie playing, ...

Back in February the GSM association and several handset manufacturers started discussions into a unified charger solution for mobile phones. Yesterday the decision was finalised, with 10 companies representing 90% of the European mobile market agreei...

Arriving in just a few days, the Vodafone Access Gateway is designed to boost the existing Vodafone signal so you can get mobile reception. It plugs into your home broadband connection and transmits a standard 3G GSM signal so that up to four mobile c...

Well, I don't know about you but this graphic looks suspiciously like the HTC Diamond with the keys moved around slightly, but - according to hitech.sanook.com it's the new HTC Firestone. This got leaked earlier in the year as a suspected replacement ...